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The swat team arrived at my house and unloaded and started screaming in my backyard for him to surrender and he did. I watched it happen.— michelle thibodeau (@YourMichelle) June 6, 2014

They had him sprawled on my front lawn for some time and then loaded him into the swat vehicle. They are now checking my yard for firearms.

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They had him sprawled on my front lawn for some time and then loaded him into the swat vehicle. They are now checking my yard for firearms.— michelle thibodeau (@YourMichelle) June 6, 2014

“Suddenly, one of the SWAT trucks stopped and unloaded all of the officers and they proceeded to go to my backyard, at which point they yelled, ‘Come out with your hands up,’” witness Michelle Thibodeau said.

“[They] were screaming for about five minutes and they had guns loaded. Eventually, five minutes later, Justin came out with his hands up and he yelled, ‘I’m done.’”

Bourque, who was living in a caravan park in Moncton, was wanted for shooting dead three RCMP police officers, including dog handler Dave Ross, and injuring two more.

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Justin Bourque arrested by RCMP at 12:10 in Moncton. He is in police custody. Residents of north Moncton can now leave their homes.— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) June 6, 2014

Paul Greene, a spokesman with the RCMP, said Justin Bourque was arrested at around 12:30am (2.30pm AEST).

He added that the RCMP also gave the all-clear for residents in the area to leave their homes.

Investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting, which was the deadliest attack on their ranks in nearly a decade.

The dragnet began Wednesday night after residents in Moncton reported seeing a man firing shots randomly in a neighbourhood around 7:30pm. Police responded and five officers were shot, three of whom died and two of whom were injured.

The suspect was spotted three times while eluding the massive manhunt that emptied roads and kept families hunkered in their homes in Moncton, an east coast city.

Dozens of police officers could be seen in a part of the search perimeter with their weapons drawn, some glancing around buildings. Others, including members of a tactical unit, were patrolling streets within the cordoned off area. Armoured security trucks were also visible.